BypassBessie

I know comparison is the thief of joy, but lately I've been feeling like I failed to maximize my "honeymoon period" by not loosing enough weight in the first 6 months post-op. I started my journey at 236lbs, and was 217 on surgery day. I'll be 6 months post-op on 5/6 and I currently weigh 172lbs. Mostly I'm thrilled with the progress as like most others I've been unable to get the scale to budge in many years. But recently in a facebook group, several members shared jaw-dropping losses at their 6 month mark, and no, they weren't a lot heavier than me at their starting weight (I understand that the more you have to lose, the bigger those initial losses are, but I'm talking about people roughly my size). I have my 6 month appointment coming up and I definitely plan to troubleshoot. There's always room to improve, but I'm worried that I missed the boat on the honeymoon phase. I routinely use my kitchen scale, and I track everything using the baritastic app, which is connected to my doctor's office so the nutritionists can see what I'm eating. I really like that accountability. I will admit that I do at times fall short of my protein goal (60g per day), I sometimes exceed my carb goal (60g total or less each day) and I do frequently fall short on hydration. I average 600-800 calories per day, and have only exceeded 1000 on 5 days (all of those were still under 1100 calories). I will also admit that my exercise program falls far short of what it could be, so there are definitely things I can do to tighten up. I have been in a stall for at least 2 weeks now, and I felt like I was mostly on track, but after seeing what my peers have accomplished, I'm starting to panic. Am I way behind? What did your first 6 months look like as far as weight loss? Did you continue to lose weight after 6 months? I've seen a lot of threads where people report that their weight loss hit the brakes at 6 months post-op. I really want to do everything I can to maximize my weight loss and succeed on my journey.